Ezekiel 28:1-10
Prophesy Against the King of Tyre
28The word of Yahweh came again to me, saying, 2“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “Because your heart is loftyAnd you have said, ‘aI am a god;I sit enthroned in the seat of 1godsIn the heart of the seas’;Yet you are a bman and not God,Although you make your heart like the heart of God—
3Behold, you are wiser than aDaniel;There is no secret that is a match for you.4“By your wisdom and understandingYou have acquired awealth for yourselfAnd have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.5“By your great wisdom, by your atradeYou have increased your wealth,And your bheart is lofty because of your wealth—6Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh, ‘Because you have amade your heartLike the heart of God,
7Therefore, behold, I will bring astrangers upon you,The bmost ruthless of the nations.And they will draw their swordsAgainst the beauty of your wisdomAnd defile your splendor.8‘They will bring you down to the pit,And you will die the adeath of those who are slainIn the heart of the seas.9‘Will you still say, “I am a god,”In the presence of the one who kills you,Though you are a man and not God,In the hands of those who slay you?10‘You will die the death of the auncircumcisedBy the hand of strangers,For I have spoken!’ declares Lord Yahweh!”’”